Partnerships Aim to Accelerate EV, Smart Grid Development
While GE and Better Place have teamed up to accelerate the global deployment of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, with one goal of converting corporate fleets to electric vehicles as a way to lower...
View Article‘Green’ Teams Deliver ROI
While “green” teams engage employees, cultivate creativity and new ideas, support sustainability goals, and produce meaningful results, they also may struggle with identity and direction, limited...
View ArticleZe-Gen Gasification Facility to Power Industrial Park
Ze-gen plans to build a $15-million gasification facility at the Attleboro Corporate Campus that will supply energy to the businesses in that industrial park, after three years of testing its...
View ArticleOracle Beefs up Environmental Offerings
Oracle has launched a new environmental sustainability product, aimed at helping businesses monitor their energy use, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other environmental related impacts, and new...
View ArticleRoundup – Murphy Oil, DOE, NASA
Murphy Oil Says It Reached Agreement With EPA Over 2 Refineries The Wall Street Journal NASA Ames Honored for New “Green” Building NASA College of Wooster to Get Largest Solar Roof on College Facility...
View ArticleEnvironmental Mission Statements: Four Seasons’ Golden Opportunity
As the hotel industry continues to move toward Corporate Social Responsibility, recent Deloitte hospitality research states that “Sustainability will become a defining issue for the industry in 2015...
View ArticleTarget Illegally Dumped Hazardous Goods, Claim CA Prosecutors
The city of Los Angeles and California state prosecutors allege that Target illegally dumped hazardous consumer products that were returned or damaged, according to a preliminary injunction against the...
View ArticleSerious Materials Enters Energy Management Market
Serious Materials, a manufacturer of energy-efficient windows and eco-friendly drywall, has entered the energy management software market with the launch of SeriousEnergy Manager. The Web-based...
View ArticleP&G Sets Long-Term Sustainability Goals
Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has unveiled its long-term sustainability vision that commits the company to powering its plants with 100 percent renewable energy and using 100 percent renewable...
View Article60 MPG Average Unlikely for 2025 Fuel Standard, Regulators Say
The Obama administration has moved closer to announcing the next round of fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and light trucks, the New York Times reports. The U.S....
View ArticleSurvey Finds 81% of Building, Lighting Professionals Focus on Energy Efficiency
Eighty-one percent of building and lighting professionals are now focused on energy efficiency, according to the inaugural Osram Sylvania Commercial Lighting Survey (PDF). Based on responses from more...
View ArticleAdobe Powers HQ with 1.2-MW Fuel Cell System
Adobe Systems has completed the installation of a 1.2-megawatt (MW) fuel cell system from Bloom Energy at its San Jose headquarters that will generate 30 percent of the facility’s electricity needs....
View ArticleSara Lee CSR Report: Waste to Landfill Down 32% in Five Years
Sara Lee has reduced waste sent to landfills over the last five years by 32 percent by maximizing recyclable waste byproducts, according to the company’s annual sustainability report. The company also...
View ArticleDOE Plays Matchmaker for ‘Green’ Technologies Ready for Commercialization
If you’re an investor, entrepreneur or any business looking for innovative energy-efficiency and renewable energy technologies, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is now hosting a Technology...
View ArticleRoundup – Cargill, Lighting Science Group, Lowe’s
Cargill-Creates-Sustainable-Solutions-for-Bakery.html Food Ingredients First Lighting Science Group Receives Industry’s First ENERGY STAR Label for an LED Bulb bizjournals Declaring your product...
View ArticleGuidance on Social Responsibility and Its Impact on the Hotel Industry
On 14 September 2010, ISO 26000, which gives organizations guidance on implementing social responsibility (SR), was approved for publication as an ISO International Standard. Its target release date is...
View ArticleDOE Targets Higher Efficiency for Refrigerators
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new proposed energy efficiency standard for residential refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. The proposed standard could save consumers...
View ArticleR2 Solutions to Administer R2 E-Recycling Certification
R2 Solutions, a new non-profit organization, has been named to help administer the Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices, a standard for electronics recyclers, for use in accredited certification...
View ArticleEV IT System Investment to Reach $5.1B by 2015
The need to network and manage electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) via information technology (IT) and communications systems to aggregate power demand and respond to changing grid conditions...
View Article20 Cities, Counties Meet Sustainability Milestones
The ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA have announced that 20 cities and counties achieved significant milestones in reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions based on ICLEI USA’s Five...
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